Before You Fly to the USA - Listen to This First
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Bye. welcome to the podcast my name is marta and today i'm joined by julka the biggest us fan i know she's gonna spill all about her time in the states and maybe drop some tips if you're thinking about going to hello julka how are you hello i'm good how are you good thank you please tell us all about your trip i'm so curious so i went to the usa last year and i visited four states so california utah nevada and arizona Wow, many places.
And what about the documents? So when you want to go to the United States, you need a passport that has to be valid for at least six months beyond your trip. And you need ESTA.
What essential documents do I need to travel to the USA?
And what is ESTA? So ESTA stands for Electronic System for Travel Authorization. And this document allows you to enter the United States. And is it difficult to get such a document?
No.
No, it's actually not difficult. You have to fill in the form on the official website of the Department of Homeland Security. You have to provide some personal information and some details about your trip and you have to answer some questions and then pay $40 and ESTA is valid for two years so then you can enter the United States but all depends on the custom and border protection officer who has the final decision. And can everyone apply for ESTA? So not everyone. If you want to spend more time in the United States than 90 days, you need visa. And for example, if you traveled to Cuba, Libya, North Korea, Somalia after 2011, then you also have to apply for visa.
And how long can you stay in the US having this document?
So as I said, with ESTA up to 90 days and with visa more than 90 days. Okay, so do I understand you correctly that ESTA is valid for 90 days? You can stay in the United States for 90 days with ESTA, but ESTA is valid for two years. So I can, for example, go on two trips the same year. So I have two years. to use this ESTA.
And you said that the final decision is up to the border officer. So what questions did the border officer can ask?
The officer can ask you about the purpose of your visit, length of the stay and some other details, for example, what's your occupation, But for example, in my case, custom and border officer did not ask me any questions. He just scanned my fingerprints and then I could just go. He let me go.
And did you travel with other people? Maybe you know if somebody tried to lie to the border officer?
What happens in such a situation? So I don't recommend lying because the consequences might be very severe.
How does the ESTA application process work?
You can be was permanently denied entry to the United States. So it's better to answer all the questions truthfully. And when it comes to my trip, some people had some problems with this conversation with the border officer, but it was because, for example, they did not speak English. But this is a an interesting fact that they cannot deny your entry if you don't speak English. So you can ask someone from the queue to help you with translating. And if there is no such person, they have to just provide an interpreter. That's very good.
I also heard about it. And maybe tell us How long does the questioning take? Because you said that you were not asked any questions. Yes, that's right.
But approximately, how long can it take? It can take from a few minutes even to several hours, if possible. The officer has more questions. For example, they can be interested how you got the money for the trip. For example, if you don't have a job right now, they might ask you some extra questions. So it might take longer time. But as I said, they did not ask me any questions. So it took just like three minutes. They checked my passports, then they scanned my fingerprints and I was ready to go.
I also heard that they can ask you to show them your phone and scroll through the social media. Can you confirm? Yes, it is possible. Yeah, that can happen. That can happen. But it did not happen to you? Yes, I was fortunate. And what about some things that people should remember before visiting the US? I mean, you know, things that... Like taxes not included in the shop prices and some stuff like that.
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